coastal landforms and landscape of deposition (spits) Flashcards

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what is a spit? what causes it to form?

A

long narrow strip of land formed when LSD causes the beach to extend out to sea

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what can the sediment projection of a spit create?

A

a salt marsh due to the sheltered, saline environment

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what does the length of the spit depend on?

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any changing currents or rivers because this could possibly prevent sediment from being deposited

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what can a spit never extend across?

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an estuary

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